Accounts Receivable Specialist, Cash Collection

Accounts Receivable Specialist, Cash Collection – Reading

Can you bring your organisation skills to our Accounts Receivable team? If so, join our team and enjoy a culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of.

What you would do as one of our Accounts Receivable Specialist
As an Accounts Receivable Specialist specializing in Cash Collections, you will play a pivotal figure in ensuring prompt and accurate receipt of payments, utilising SAP S/4HANA. Reporting to the AR Team Leader, your responsibilities including managing end-to-end cash collection processes, maintaining precise records, and actively contributing to process optimisation.

You would also:

• Oversee and enhance end-to-end cash collection processes for timely receipts of payments, for all outstanding items due on assigned accounts.
• Effectively communicate with customers, resolving payment discrepancies and facilitating resolution of outstanding invoices
• Reconcile payments with outstanding invoices and perform credit checks on customers and set appropriate credit limits to minimise financial risks. 

• Strategically reduce aged debt, applying effective techniques to accelerate collections.
• Generate and send dunning letters to customers, maintaining proactive communication on outstanding balances. 

The skills and experience you need
We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven experience in accounts receivable, with a focus on cash collections and proficiency in SAP S/4HANA
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective customer interactions
• Has strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data using SAP tools and make informed decisions. • Has strong commercial and strategic understanding with the ability to manipulate data and have reasonable Excel skills.
• Has the ability to maintain the accuracy of accounts to ensure accurate company financial statement reporting.

What we offer

We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so you can continue and progress a lifelong career with us – here’s what we have to offer:

• Learning and career development opportunities, whether it’s online learning,
• management training or enhancing your skills.
• A competitive salary and incentive schemes.
• Variety of benefits including Holiday Flex, Cycle 2 Work, attractive company pension,discount portal, recognition scheme and wellbeing program… to name just a few!

We review applications regularly, so don’t wait

We are building diverse, inclusive teams, and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us.

To make sure your personal data is safe, we don’t look at any applications sent by email or post. If you have any questions about the role or the process, email Nadia Aslam,

Talent Acquisition Business Partner, at nadia.aslam@assaabloy.com

Let’s create a safer and more open world - together!

To find out more about us, visit www.assaabloy.com

Who you would be working with

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, who are the global leader in access solutions. Every day, we reimagine how people move through a safer, more open world with ease. If you’ve ever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control, you’ve probably used one of our products or services. We have operations in over 70 countries, with over 52,000 colleagues around the world.

cooperative working environment in modern localities. Would you like to join us in opening doors to the future?

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.